| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Ward Forums should be very different. | |
| Posted by: | Oliver Gregan | |
| Date/Time: | 14/02/11 00:27:00 |
| It is normal to overtake a stationary bus in the UK. But illegal in other countries. I drive and cycle St Marys and S. Ealing road every day and have done for over 40 years, I cannot see how one could overtake a moving vehicle at this point. There are two obelisk/refuges one on the bend and one at Church lane. Even if you did not know the road, you would have to have your eyes closed to not see these. I am disappointed that those speed activated signs which are highly effective have never been installed prior to the southbound side of the curve. I think the junction could be improved but a mini roundabout would be dangerous, cause congestion and be really hazardous for cyclists as many will ignore the priority and confusion seems to occur at 3 way junctions. Swyncombe Ave/ Boston Manor Road is one of those examples, hellish. According to the statistics I looked up last week, South Ealing Road and St Marys road carry a higher volume of traffic than Northfields Avenue and HGV use is higher. But the accident rate is substantially lower. Little Ealing Lane and Windmill Road being the highest. Elers Road to Leyborne Ave and Leighton Road to Mattock lane also being higher. Popes Lane Junction, Warwick Road and Disraeli Road and Sunderland Rd/Airedale Rd jcn being the worst zones in St Mary's / South Ealing Rd. Just one fatality is recorded since 2002 at South Ealing Stn. But several in Northfields. I am sure there were two in South Ealing but it is not showing up anywhere. |